UN Secretary-General Guterres requests meetings in Moscow, Kyiv to end war
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has requested to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss urgent steps to end the fighting in Ukraine.
The request was made in a letter handed to the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations. A separate request was made to the Ukraine mission at the U.N. for the secretary-general to visit Kyiv.
The Secretary-General said, at this time of great peril and consequence, he would like to discuss urgent steps to bring about peace in Ukraine and the future of multilateralism based on the Charter of the United Nations and international law, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the secretary-general, said in a statement.
He noted that both Ukraine and the Russian Federation are founding members of the United Nations and have always been strong supporters of this Organization.
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